Boston Bruins

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Lore & Background

The Bruins are one of the "Original Six" NHL teams, along with the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, and Toronto Maple Leafs. They have won six Stanley Cup championships, tied for fourth-most of any team with the Blackhawks (trailing the Canadiens, Maple Leafs, and Red Wings, with 24, 13, and 11, respectively), and tied for second-most for an NHL team based in the United States. The Bruins have also won the Presidents' Trophy four times, with their most recent win in 2022–23 amassing 135 points—the most in one season in NHL history. The first facility to host the Bruins was the Boston Arena (later known as Matthews Arena), the world's oldest (built 1909–10) indoor ice hockey facility at the time of its closure in December 2025 and subsequent demolition in 2026. Following the Bruins' departure from the Boston Arena, the team played its home games at the Boston Garden for 67 seasons, beginning in 1928 and concluding in 1995, when they moved to TD Garden.

In Their Own Story

The narrative of the 2025–26 campaign culminated on April 11, 2026. On this date, the Bruins officially clinched a playoff spot following losses by the New York Islanders and Detroit Red Wings. This achievement ended their one-year absence from the postseason and marked another year in a streak where they secured a playoff berth in nine of ten seasons. The team's return to the Stanley Cup playoffs set up a first-round matchup against the Buffalo Sabres. Despite reaching the postseason, the Bruins' run was cut short as they lost the series to Buffalo in six games.

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Did You Know?

• The Bruins were one of the NHL's first expansion teams and the first NHL team based in the United States.
• The team's original uniform colors of brown and yellow came from owner Charles Adams' grocery chain, First National Stores.
• On December 1, 1924, the Bruins won the first ever NHL game played in the United States, hosting the Montreal Maroons at Boston Arena.
• The Bruins' first great star was defenseman Eddie Shore, acquired from the collapsed Western Hockey League.
• Goaltender Tiny Thompson helped the Bruins win their first Stanley Cup in the 1928–29 season.